Additionally, she works as a criminal judge at the criminal court of the canton of Basel-Landschaft. At foraus, the Swiss think tank for foreign policy, she is head of the program “Financial Center”. Among other articles she has also published on Eritrea-related policies of Switzerland with foraus. Hungerbühler is personally involved as legal advisor for asylum seekers. Currently she is building up a Swiss non-government organization (AsyLex) providing free legal advice to people who had to flee their country