Do not be naive, there is absolutely no 'if'. The notification/alert is sent out for anyone who has to notify. Anything they can do, they will do.

BT I don't know if you would have any troubles at all with getting it, but you would have to deal with the reality that you will be going to a country where they have already been told by your own country that you are a risk, a danger to others and you are travelling to their country with the intention of committing further crimes.

Do you want to be entering into Russia and have a Russian border guard see this flash up on his screen? What do you think the next course of action would be? They have option of gathering discreet intelligence or they can stop you, question you and deny you entry into their country.

These laws are to completely discourage travel without falling foul of any human rights and they are very effective.

Of course I cannot prove it, but I would take a guess that you had a Green Notice sent out against you each time you notified you were leaving the country. These allow for a variety of different actions when you cross an international border, so perhaps they just asked for a discreet check, where you wouldn't even notice it.

I'd agree, give zero notification and limit all interactions with law enforcement.

See, so their actual plans have worked - they have prevented you from travelling due to the system. Working perfectly for them.

Yes exactly - the system as worked as intended.

And there is no recourse as technically he can travel all he wants, he just has to by law notify the authorities who will then issue a notice to the destination country that a person with a previous criminal conviction is coming to their country to commit further crimes.. but of course you're still free to go.... you're choice.

How this does not contravene human rights laws I have no idea.