women are often traditionally tasked with preparing dead bodies for burial exposing them to direct contact with disease also women can contract the disease through sexual intercourse with men who have recovered from ebola as the virus stays in the semen for up to seven weeks after recovery it is not that ebola targets women however a simple analysis uncovers the effect that gender roles can have on the rights of women starting with the basic right to life the ongoing discrimination that victims may face and the impunity that typically prevails requires that investigators and interpreters win the trust of victims in most societies it is often not socially acceptable to discuss the systematic oppression of women and igbti persons or certain prevalent violations such as sexual violence consequently besides the absence of reliable information the investigation team may struggle lo identify where such violations have occurred and to find victims or witnesses who are willing to provide testimony